100 Best Books Ever Written

The debate into the best book ever written has been raging for as long as man put pen to paper. First Gutenberg and his press and subsequently Tim Berners-Lee have not only massively increased the number of books available, but also opened the debate to a whole new global audience. Opinions will always differ, one man’s War and Peace will be another’s Harry Potter. Someone’s The Drowners, another’s Twilight Series…

Throwing the debate wider to embrace the 10 best books or the 100 best books seems equally fraught with difficulties. The same as with polls for the best songs ever written, those that have been released that year, and still hold a place in the nation’s heart will get a disproportionately high ranking.

To get away from this, and to give as definitive answer as you can possibly get to what are the best 100 books ever written, I have created the ultimate list. I have taken as many different 100 top book lists as I can find, from a huge variety of sources. These are both online, and in the print media, from a number of different countries and continents, as well as with a different target audience. The result is as near to the ultimate list of the best 100 books ever written you are ever likely to find.